asked the Minister of Technology what representations he has received from the managers of the Kraken undersea laboratory experiment, and what reply he has sent.

I would refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bedfordshire, South (Mr. Gwilym Roberts) on 6th June.—[Vol. 747, c. 775–6.]

asked the Minister of Technology what steps he is taking to increase the British supply of enriched uranium.

My predecessor made a statement to the House on 9th December, 1965, about the reactivation of the Atomic Energy Authority's enriched uranium plant at Capenhurst.The second stage modifications costing approximately £14 million will be completed in 1970 and the output will then meet the needs of the nuclear power programme for the ensuing 2 to 3 years.Development work for the next stages is in hand.

asked the Minister of Technology what are the terms of the agreement with the United States of America on third party participation in work at Capenhurst.

No such agreement exists, but I would refer my hon. Friend to my answer to the hon. Member for Orpington (Mr. Lubbock) on 6th June.—[Vol. 747, c. 155.]

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what arrangements are being made to publicise to local authorities in Wales the new cost arrangements and the new subsidies for housing schemes in Wales.

A circular has already been issued about the new housing standards, costs and subsidies. A further circular will be issued very soon dealing comprehensively with the detailed application of the new subsidies. In order to help local authorities in Wales in the early application of the new principles to their schemes, I am arranging for a series of conferences of housing authorities to be held in the course of the next few months.

asked the Lord President of the Council if, in considering arrangements for further morning sittings, he will bear in mind the hardship to many school parties and other organisations caused by the recent curtailment of visits.

I will bear this point in mind when looking at the position for future Sessions, but the working arrangements of the House must clearly have first consideration.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give an assurance that he will not introduce a scheme of loans for students until October.

I would refer the hon. Member to what I said on this matter when he raised it on 10th November last. This remains the position.—[Vol. 735; c. 1517–8.]

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will revise the grant scheme for students at colleges of education so as to ignore maintenance money paid to a divorced woman by her ex-husband in assessing her eligibility for a grant.

Recognised students at colleges of education who are divorced women are eligible for maintenance grants from local education authorities in the same way as other students.The grant system is intended to ensure that a student is not prevented from following her studies because she is unable to maintain herself. Where a student's income exceeds £100 p.a., in addition to her grant, her need for assistance must be smaller and the value of the grant is reduced accordingly. Maintenance payments to divorced women from their ex-husbands are treated in the same way as other sources of income. I do not propose to alter this arrangement.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what estimate has been made by his Department of the net saving to public funds which would accrue from introducing a charge for school milk; and if he will make a statement.

£13½ million a year allowing for remission in cases of hardship. I have no plans at present to introduce a charge.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now state what steps he proposes to take to encourage more local education authorities to provide financial grants, premises and equipment to pre-school play groups in their areas.

As part of my general review of the proposals in the Plowden Report, I shall be considering the recommendation that local education authorities should be empowered by new legislation, to make financial grants to pre-school playgroups. I hope that authorities will give what practical help they can to these activities.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the cause of the estimated 30 per cent. increase in the United Kingdom share of the expenses of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1967–68 compared with 1966–67.

The budget of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade went up from $2,326,350 in 1966–67 to $3,030,000 for 1967–68. The increase was primarily due to increased activity of the G.A.T.T. in connection with The Kennedy Round of tariff negotiations, and trade issues affecting less developed countries. The United Kingdom contribution rose from $244,270 to $320,421, but the U.K. share of the budget is practically unchanged at about 10½ per cent.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give details of other expenditure on trade fairs, trade weeks, etc., totalling nearly £2·6 million in 1967–68 as shown in Class IV, Vote II, Subhead A 17(3) of the Civil Estimates, 1967–68.

The estimate comprises:

(a) £2,115,000 in support of participation by British exhibitors in overseas trade fairs;

(b) £237,000 for British Weeks;

(c) £115,000 for the promotion of British goods in overseas stores;

(d) £60,000 for official trade information stands at international trade fairs abroad;

(e) £40,000 in support of All-British Fairs.

asked the President of the Board of Trade by how much the Government now expect capital investment in the private sector to fall this year as compared with last year.

The results of my Department's latest inquiry into industry's investment intentions will be available next week; it is not customary to provide forecasts on the rest of the private sector.

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many jobs have been lost or are likely to be lost as a result of closures of advance factories since July, 1966;

No jobs have been notified as having been lost or likely to be lost as a result of closure of any of the 16 factories so far occupied of those announced since October, 1964. None of the factories has closed down, given notice of closing down or of short-time working since July, 1966. 1,013, of whom 799 are men, are currently employed in these factories.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of United States industrial investment in Great Britain has gone into existing concerns, and to entirely new developments, respectively; and how much money is involved in each group.

Exact information is not available, but the proportion of investment which takes the form of establishing entirely new enterprises is small. Some investment by established concerns under United States control is, however, in new developments at fresh locations.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an undertaking that no new nationalised industries will be established in the Government-owned factories being built in development areas until the industries already nationalised are making profits and are contributing through taxation to the national economy.

I am willing to let Board of Trade factories to any undertakings able to provide suitable employment for the benefit of the development areas.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, following the report of the Monopolies Commission on the green card system for motorists travelling abroad, he has yet held discussions with the Motor Insurance Bureau to eliminate these charges; and if he will make a statement.

My officials have discussed with the Motor Insurers' Bureau the recommendation of the Monopolies Commission that the arrangement for making a uniform charge for the green card should be ended. The Monopolies Commission did not recommend, and I have not proposed, that no charge should be made. I hope to make a further statement shortly.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give particulars of the miscellaneous expenses of civil aviation services in the United Kingdom totalling £315,000 and £332,000, respectively, as shown in Class IV Vote 10 Subheads A2(3) and A3(11) of the Civil Estimates 1967–68; and what are the chief causes of the increased amounts compared with 1966–67.

Subhead A2(3) covers such items as recruitment advertising and some of the expenses of training civil aviation staff. The increase in expenditure arises from more recruitment advertising, training of more new entrants and more intensive training generally. Subhead A3(11) covers such items as agency fees; operational trials of equipment; airport maintenance and miscellaneous safety equipment; and preparation of maps and charts. The main causes of the increase are the inclusion of provision for payments to the British Airports Authority for collecting navigation charges and more expenditure on computer time for operational research.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the location of the headquarters of the South Pacific Air Transport Council, the names of other countries which contribute towards its expenses, and give some details of its capital and current expenditure estimated at about £450,000 and £300,000, respectively, for 1967–68.

The headquarters of the South Pacific Air Transport Council is in Melbourne, Australia. Expenditure is shared on an agreed basis between the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, the major contributions being made by the first three. Small fixed sum contributions are made by Tonga and the Western Pacific High Commission.Expenditure is for the development and maintenance of civil aviation facilities in the South-Western Pacific area, particularly at Nadi International Airport in Fiji to meet the expanding air traffic there. Capital expenditure relates to replacement or improvement of civil aviation equipment and facilities, current expenditure to such items as salaries, rentals and maintenance of equipment, buildings and runways.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make it a condition of any further money being granted to the Cunard Company, that the Government receives a share of the company's equity and the right to appoint some directors.

I will bear my hon. Friend's suggestions in mind.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the names of the members appointed for his inter-departmental inquiry upon safety at sea in fishing vessels.

I hope to write very soon to organisations representing the owners and crews of fishing vessels, inviting them to nominate representatives to serve on a Working Group to study this matter. Invitations are also being sent to Government Departments and others who can contribute to the studies. I will write to my hon. Friend when the composition of the Working Group has been finally settled.

asked the Postmaster-General (1) on what basis he will charge the use of input/output terminals for the data processing service;

Detailed charging systems for data processing have not yet been worked out. The charges, when fixed, will be calculated to achieve the financial target which will be given to the service. Overheads and direct costs will be allocated by the same principles as those already used in the other main Post Office services. Charges for data transmission will be those in force under the relevant existing legislation.

asked the Postmaster-General (1) on what basis he will charge overheads and indirect costs to the computer data processing service;(2) on what basis he will charge for the amount of peripheral storage used, and the time for which it is used for the data processing service.

asked the Postmaster-General (1) on what basis he will change the use of transmission lines between terminal equipment and the nearest computer for the data processing service;(2) on what basis he will charge the use of central processer time for the data processing service.

Detailed charging systems for data processing have not yet been worked out. The charges, when fixed, will be calculated to achieve the financial target which will be given to the service. Overheads and direct costs will be allocated by the same principles as those already used in the other main Post Office services. Charges for data transmission will be those in force under the relevant existing legislation.

asked the Postmaster-General what were the printing costs of his Department in each of the past five years.

The exact information asked for is not available but it is estimated that printing costs were about:—

1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67
£ million	£ million	£ million	£ million	£ million
4·6	4·3	4·6	5·5	6·3

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what emergency aid Her Majesty's Government is giving for the famine in Bihar and other parts of India.

I have nothing to add to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Cardigan (Mr. Elystan Morgan) on 8th May.—[Vol. 746, c. 175.]

asked the Minister of Transport what was the total tonnage of coal traffic transported by British Railways in 1966 and each of the three preceding years; what percentage this represented in each year of the total freight tonnage; and what estimate she has made regarding the tonnage of coal traffic in 1967.

I would refer the hon. Member to the Annual Report and Accounts of the British Railways Board for each of the four years from 1963 to 1966, which give the total tonnage of coal and coke traffic transported by British Rail, and the total tonnage of all freight traffic.The Board have estimated their carryings of coal and coke for 1967 at 120 million tons.

asked the Minister of Transport what steps are being taken by her Department to ensure that the bus services being provided, following the closure of the Cheddar Valley line, link up with the appropriate railway centres and train services.

When the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Wallasey (Mr. Marples) gave his consent to the closure of this line in 1963 he required certain additional bus services. If the hon. Member considers that these are now proving inadequate or unsatisfactory, my right hon. Friend will be very glad to consider any evidence he may care to send.

asked the Minister of Transport whether she will give a general direction to British Railways that when some reduction in work is unavoidable they should ensure that the work that is available is shared equitably between drivers at all motive power depots; and if she will make a statement.

No. This is essentially a matter of management, and a general direction would not he appropriate.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government when he will announce his decision on the resumed appeal held recently concerning installation of North Sea gas treatment plant at Bacton, Norfolk.

I have today announced my decision to grant planning permission for the reception and treatment of natural gas at Bacton. Having considered most carefully the various alternative sites put forward at the local inquiry, I have concluded that the Inspector rightly took the view that the balance lies in favour of the application sites. It will be essential for the development of these sites to be carried out with the utmost care if harm to the coastline is to be kept to a minimum and I have attached conditions to the permission to ensure this. I have also asked that in dealing with the detailed proposals for the design, layout and landscaping of the plant the local planning authority should consult the Royal Fine Art Commission. Copies of the Inspector's report and my decision letter have been placed in the Library.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government when he intends to designate Northampton as a new town.

I am issuing today a draft of an Order under the New Towns Act, 1965. I shall then receive objections, arrange a public inquiry and consider the report of the inspector before taking a final decision on designation. I am sending the hon. Member copies of the relevant documents.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what further progress has been made in the establishment of smoke control areas; what consideration he is giving to making it obligatory for selected local authorities to establish such areas; and if he will make a statement.

Between 1st July, 19b6, and 31st May, 1967, 324 smoke control orders were made by local authorities in England, covering 465,157 premises, making a total of 2,509 orders and 3,414,351 premises. Figures for the period before 1st July, 1966, have been given in reply to previous Questions by my hon. Friend.Thirty-seven per cent. more premises were included in smoke control orders made in the year ending 31st March. 1967, than in the previous twelve months.My right hon. Friend has not yet decided whether he should seek to make smoke control obligatory in certain areas, and has no statement to make on the subject at present.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will issue a circular to the local authorities in development areas on the priority which should be given to the allocation of houses to key workers in industry.

This is frequently the subject of discussions between the Department's regional offices and local authorities in development areas and my right hon. Friend has no reason to think that any further advice from him is needed. If the hon. Member has any particular case in mind, however, I should be glad to look into it.

asked the Minister of Power if he will give the cost to the National Coal Board of damage to buildings, etc., due to subsidence, for the years 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966, respectively.

This information is provided annually in the National Coal Board's published accounts, line 11 of Colliery Profit and Loss accounts. Information for 1966–67, however, will not be available until the end of August.

asked the Minister of Power if he will give the number of therms of natural gas imported into this country from Algeria during each of the past four years; what was the cost of purchase per therm; and what was the cost per therm of transportation to the Canvey base.

Approximately 40 million therms in 1964 when imports began, 260 million in 1965, and 250 million in 1966. The landed cost at Canvey Island has averaged about 6½d. a therm.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent the report of the Future Fleet Working Party completed last September will be subject to changes as a result of the present discussions with the United Kingdom North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies; and, in view of the increasingly serious effect the present uncertainty is having upon the morale of both officers and men in the Fleet, when he will announce which of the Working Party's recommendations have been accepted.

I have nothing to add to the Answer which l gave to the hon. Member for Hendon, North (Sir Ian Orr-Ewing) on 31st May.—[Vol. 747, c. 68.]

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what progress is being made on the evaluation of the P1127 Harrier for naval service.

We have all the information we need as a result of ship trials in 1963 and 1966.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what representations were made to him during recent discussions between leaders of the shipping industry and officials of his Department on the plans of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force Coastal Command for the security of British shipping in times of emergency; and if he will make a statement.

The Shipping Defence Advisory Committee, under the Chairmanship of the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, maintains liaison between the Ministry of Defence and British shipowners in order to plan in times of peace for the safety and protection of the British Merchant Fleet in time of war. The last meeting of the Committee was held on 2nd November, 1966, and information on Merchant Navy Defence which was requested by the representatives of the General Council of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom has been supplied to them.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give figures for the number of officers in the Royal Navy requesting voluntary retirement since the conclusion of the moratorium on the actual release of officers at the end of last year; and if he will give comparable figures for a similar period in 1966 and 1965.

The moratorium, which did not in the event affect actual release dates, was raised in August, 1966. The figures are as follows:

August, 1964, to May, 1965	…	197
August, 1965, to May, 1966	…	196
August, 1966, to May, 1967	…	238

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what progress is being made on the development of combat aircraft staging facilities on islands in the British Indian Ocean Territories; and what are the cost and construction time of providing the first airfield.

No decision has yet been taken. The second part of the Question therefore does not arise.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence why the plan to transfer the Joint Services Anti-Submarine School from Londonderry to Plymouth has been postponed.

I have been examining the possibility of making certain changes in the task of the School when it leaves Londonderry. This examination has necessarily taken some time, and plans for the move clearly cannot go ahead until it is completed. For this reason the move will not now take place before 1971.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent by Her Majesty's Government on research on biological warfare in each of the financial years 1960 to 1967.

Our research is for the purpose of assessing the threat of biological attacks and evolving defences against them. It would not be in the public interest to disclose the scale of this work.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence, if he has yet decided the names for the amalgamated Bomber and Fighter Commands and the reorganised Transport Command.

The amalgamated Bomber and Fighter Commands will be known as Strike Command; and within that Command, the Groups will be known as No. 1 (Bomber) Group and No. 11 (Fighter) Group. The reorganised Transport Command will be known as Air Support Command.

asked the Minister of Labour how many applications his Department has received for the classification of an individual employee as a separate industrial establishment; how many have been approved; and how many have been rejected.

The Ministry has received about 350 applications for an establishment to be divided so that a single employee may qualify for Selective Employment premium or refund. About 90 of these have been approved and the remainder rejected.

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the comparative cost to his Department of a redundant married coalminer who has to change homes due to being transferred to a pit in another district, when this is organised by his Department, and that of a redundant married coalminer who, also organised by his Department, has to transfer his home to work in some other industry.

The cost to my department in a case where a redundant married coal-miner has to change homes due to being transferred to a pit in another district is nil. This cost is borne by the National Coal Board.The cost to my department of assisting a redundant married coalminer to transfer his home to work in some other industry varies according to the circumstances of the case and according to the facilities to which the redundant miner would be entitled.The main facilities available are as follows: a free fare to the new area; a settling-in grant of £5 on arrival there; lodging allowance at the rate of 70s. a week until he finds permanent accommodation; six assisted fares home per year (the worker pays the first 12s. 6d. of the fare); household removal allowance—the approved cost of removal of furniture and effects in full; a grant of £30 towards the incidental expenses of household removal; dependant's fares to join the worker in the new area; assistance (three-quarters of the cost subject to a maximum of £120) towards legal and other expenses of buying or selling a house; and an allowance of up to 70s. a week to cover continuing liabilities in the old area, until these can be wound up.

asked the Minister of Labour how many factory inspectors there were in England and Wales in the years 1960 to 1964 and in the latest year for which figures are available; and what is the average frequency of their visits to factories.

The number of H.M. Inspectors of Factories is shown in the following table.

Year		England	Wales	Great Britain
January, 1960	…	362	17	409
January, 1961	…	368	17	415
January, 1962	…	377	17	426
January, 1963	…	391	18	447
January, 1964	…	406	19	466
January, 1967	…	418	21	481
June, 1967	…	419	22	486

The present programme of general inspection is designed with the intention of ensuring that every factory receives a thorough general inspection at least once every four years. But factories where there are particular hazards or which require special advice or attention in fact receive visits more frequently.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, for each of the past three years, he will give the figures of animals exported for slaughter from the United Kingdom, stating the categories of animals, their numbers and total values, respectively.

EXPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM OF LIVE ANIMALS FOR FOOD
			1964		1965		1966
			'000 head	'000 £	'000 head	'000 £	'000 head	'000 £
Cows, bulls and calves	…	…	145	9,646	176	13,087	104	7,277
Bullocks and heifers	…	…	153	9,912	141	11,582	61	4,428
Ewes and rams	…	…	326*	2,022	14	107	1	10
Sheep and Lambs	…	…			389	2,587	133	747
Swine	…	…	58†	1,330	38†	866	37†	877
* Including goats, and sheep for breeding.
† Including swine for breeding.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, for each of the past three years,

			1964		1965		1966
			'000 Tons	£'000	'000 Tons	£'000	'000 Tons	£'000
Beef and Veal	…	…	345·0	85,542	290·1	79,719	285·3	76,941
Mutton and Lamb	…	…	339·0	70,508	345·0	75,512	315·7	67,365
Pork	…	…	9·7	2,635	20·6	5,269	10·3	2,687
Poultry	…	…	9·2	2,562	12·4	2,903	7·8	1,978
Bacon and Ham	…	…	390·7	111,971	397·2	108,622	397·0	122,866
Offal	…	…	100·1	21,493	106·4	23,435	102·7	25,705
Meat in airtight containers		…	177·9	63,802	161·4	59,920	166·9	66,396
All other meat and meat preparations			58·1	9,843	63·8	12,342	46·4	10,469
Total	…	…	1,429·7	368,356	1,396·8	367,722	1,332·1	374,409

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why, in view of the fact that the Government is a signatory of the International Agreement for the Conveyance of Dangerous Goods by Road, they do not propose to ratify it until it has been ratified by the requisite number of countries provided for in the Agreement.

Road consignments to and from the United Kingdom are subject to conditions which differ basically from those set out in the Agreement, and we consider that the Agreement should come into force following ratification by countries on the mainland of Europe. We expect this to take place later this year and United Kingdom ratification to follow soon afterwards.

The information available is as follows:he will give the amounts of meat and meat products imported into the United Kingdom, stating weight and value, respectively.

The totals and their composition are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) what steps he is taking to ensure that the Ethiopian Government honour previous commercial agreements before investing further sums in that country;(2) what steps he is taking to protect the interests of British businessmen who are owed money by the Government of Ethiopia in respect of commercial contracts.

The Ethiopian Authorities have been told of Her Majesty's Government's concern about certain outstanding commercial disputes involving British firms. We shall continue, through diplomatic channels, our efforts to facilitate the settlement of these disputes.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the printing costs incurred by the following Departments in each of the past five years, namely, Trade, Housing and Local Government, Labour, Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Transport, Wales, Power,

Department				1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67 (provisional)
				£000	£000	£000	£000	£000
Board of Trade	…	…	…	568	608	627	744	811
Housing and Local Government		…	…	60	86	71	86	92
Labour	…	…	…	130	142	188	226	232
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food		…	…	139	251	186	157	192
Transport	…	…	…	188	197	232	267	341
Welsh Office	…	…	…	—	—	—	7	9
Power	…	…	…	31	22	23	28	30
Health	…	…	…	58	69	81	93	106
Social Security	…	…	…	609	749	798	753	963
Education and Science	…	…	…	67	64	82	93	123
Treasury	…	…	…	111	132	132	124	150
Commonwealth Relations	…	…	…	286	346	371	—	—
Foreign Office	…	…	…	452	430	452	—	—
Diplomatic Services Administration Office				—	—	38	935	977
Colonial Office	…	…	…	108	90	51	47	—
Defence	…	…	…	1,791	1,587	1,767	1,906	2,036
Home Office	…	…	…	84	92	128	146	164
Scottish Departments	…	…	…	76	105	107	134	106
Public Building and Works	…	…	…	131	159	170	268	224
Economic Affairs	…	…	…	—	—	—	42	27
Overseas Development	…	…	…	—	—	—	21	33
Technology	…	…	…	—	—	—	68	97

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many different levels of Selective Employment Tax payments, refunds and premia will be applicable under Her Majesty's Government's regional employment premium proposals.

The levels of Selective Employment Tax payments and refunds are unaffected by the proposal. The levels of R.E.P. are set out in paragraph 17 of the White Paper (Cmnd. 3310).

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer with regard to the Income Tax assessment on an employee of a non-close company, in respect of an interest-free loan given by the company, what rate of interest would be assumed for the purpose of the tax charge; how any special arrangements for repayment

The following table shows the expenditure of the Stationery Office on printing for these Departments for each of the past five years:over an extended period, or otherwise, would be taken into account; and if he will make a statement.

If my hon. Friend has a particular case in mind and will send me details I will make inquiries and write to him.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what evidence there is for a shift over the last two decades in favour of unmarried persons in the general burden of taxation; and if he will give examples in different ranges of income to illustrate any such shift.

Yes. Table A below sets out the tax payable on certain specimen incomes by a single person, a married couple and a married couple with two children under 11. The incomes illustrated are the average industrial wage in the middle line and those 20 per cent. below, 5 per cent. below, 5 per cent. above and 20 per cent. above. Table B expresses the figures of tax in Table A as percentages of the amounts payable by a single person with the same income.

TABLE A
ACTUAL TAX LIABILITIES
1947–48
Income all Earned	Single			Married			Married 2 Children
£	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
251	21	0	0	3	15	0		—
298	34	1	0	11	14	0		—
314	39	18	0	15	12	0		—
330	45	15	0	19	10	0		—
377	63	15	0	31	10	0	3	0	0

1957–58
Income	Single			Married			Married 2 Children under 11
£	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
493	50	9	6	24	6	6		—
585	74	8	9	41	3	9	2	7	3
616	82	10	9	48	15	9	5	1	3
647	90	12	9	56	17	9	8	13	3
739	120	12	6	81	3	9	23	19	3

1967–68
Income	Single			Married			Married 2 Children under 11
£	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
811	125	7	6	77	0	0	15	4	0
963	174	9	3	124	19	3	48	4	0
1,013	190	2	9	140	12	9	59	18	0
1,064	206	12	9	157	2	9	71	18	0
1,216	255	6	3	205	16	3	117	10	9

TABLE B
PROPORTIONAL TAX LIABILITIES
1947–48
Income alt Earned	Single	Married	Married 2 Children
£	£	£	£
251	100	18	—
298	100	34	—
314	100	39	—
330	100	43	—
377	100	49	5

1957–58
Income	Single	Married	Married 2 Children under 11
£	£	£	£
493	100	48	—
585	100	55	3
616	100	59	6
647	100	63	10
739	100	67	20

asked the Attorney-General what steps he has taken to recruit, employ and train interpreters for courts of law in Wales.

So far as I am aware, the existing arrangements for the provision of interpreters work satisfactorily. If additional interpreters are required in future in consequence of the Welsh Language Bill now Before Parliament, the necessary arrangements will be made.

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs (1) if, in the light of his responsibility for Rhodesian Africans, he will make a statement of his economic aims in this regard in the next 12 months;(2) if he will estimate the effects of the sanctions policy on health expenditure on Rhodesian Africans; and if he will make a statement;(3) how far sanctions have raised the number of Rhodesian Africans suffering from under-nourishment; and if he will make a statement.

The aim of our sanctions policy is to bring about an early return to constitutional rule in Rhodesia. It is regrettable that many persons in Rhodesia who do not support the illegal régime have been caused economic suffering; the continuation of this present situation is the responsibility of the illegal régime. In view of the censorship imposed by the régime, it is not possible to make any definite statement on the matters raised by the hon. Member for Dorset, South (Mr. Evelyn King) concerning Africans in Rhodesia.

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs how many Rhodesian civil servants now accept instruction from the legal Government of Rhodesia.

I regret that this information is not available.

asked the Minister of Social Security in what circumstances the form A42 is used by her Department; how long it has been in use; and on how many occasions a year she estimates it is used.

If a claimant to Supplementary Benefit cannot conveniently produce information or documents needed to work out his entitlement to benefit, he may be invited to sign form A42, which authorises a third party to do so on his behalf. The form has been in use since July, 1962, and I estimate that it is used about 100,000 times a year.

asked the Minister of Social Security how many people there were on pension for industrial disease in each year from 1960 until the latest year for which figures are available.

The estimated numbers of disablement pensions in payment under the Industrial Injuries Act to persons suffering from prescribed diseases were as follows:

Thousands
	All diseases	Pneumoconiosis	Other diseases
31st October, 1960	55·4	48·2	7·2
31st October, 1961	56·8	49·3	7·5
31st October, 1962	57·3	49·6	7·6
31st October, 1963	57·9	50·0	7·9
30th September, 1964	57·7	49·8	7·9
30th September, 1965*	56·5	48·6	7·9
* Provisional figures.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why between 5,000 and 6,000 brown trout were removed from the Towie, Carvie, and Conrie burns by officials of the Fishery Board last autumn and left to die on the banks.

The Don District Salmon Fishery Board used electrical methods to remove about 6,200 brown trout from certain of the spawning tributaries of the river in June and July last year, prior to planting out salmon eggs from its hatchery. The purpose was to protect and improve the stocks of young salmon. I understand that the consent of the proprietors of the fishing rights was obtained and that the majority of the fish were removed alive by the proprietor of a loch who used them for restocking.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent he accepts the recommendations of the Roberts Committee's Report on the Supply of Teachers in Scotland.

I cannot yet add to the reply given on 10th May on this subject to the hon. Member for North Angus and Mearns (Mr. Buchanan-Smith).—[Vol. 746, c. 218.]

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will seek to appoint administrator assistants at a reasonable salary in all secondary schools to relieve rectors and headmasters of desk work so that they can have more time for class visitation; and if he will make a statement.

Education authorities have been urged to appoint administrative assistants in the larger secondary schools, and a number of authorities make such appointments. The salaries for such posts are not determined by me.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consider instructing the Scottish Special Housing Association to allow caravans in gardens of their houses, in those areas where the council allow caravans to be parked.

I cannot add anything to the reply I gave my hon. Friend on 18th May, 1966.—[Vol. 728, c. 256.]

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many meetings have been held of the committee appointed to advise his Department on the translation of official forms and documents into the Welsh language; and what is to be the frequency of future meetings.

Three. Meetings will continue to be held as necessary.